Linux: Let your program run as background service

In this post you will learn how to convert your headless Linux program to a service running in the background. Here with headless is meant a program without user interaction and without graphical user interface (GUI). Assumed is that you are running a Linux distribution with Systemd enabled, like Ubuntu 15.10. In the example below,… Continue reading Linux: Let your program run as background service

Efteling – Wat je altijd al hebt willen weten

Er was eens een attractiepark in de Noord-Brabantse plaats Kaatsheuvel. Begonnen als sport- en wandelpark, vervolgens uitgebreid met een sprookjesbos en met de opening van de spookslot in de jaren 70 van de vorige eeuw, verder uitgebreid met grote attracties zoals de Python, Halve Maen, Gondoletta, Pirana, Fata Morgana, Carnaval Festival, Bobbaan, Droomvlucht, De Vliegende… Continue reading Efteling – Wat je altijd al hebt willen weten

Connecting to remote SSH-server from within company firewalled network

Problem 1: Often company firewalls/web proxies only allow outgoing traffic to HTTP and HTTPS ports, but you also would like to connect to a remote SSH-server. A trick is to start the remote SSH-server at the port which is normally reserved for HTTPS-traffic. Most of the time it is in this way possible to connect… Continue reading Connecting to remote SSH-server from within company firewalled network

Recover a Cisco switch service module NME-16ES-1G-P from a corrupt or missing IOS

In this tutorial you will learn how to recover from a corrupt or missing Cisco IOS (Internetwork Operating System) at a Cisco EtherSwitch Service Module – switch – 16 ports (NME-16ES-1G-P). The service module IOS runs independent from the host router IOS. After performing this tutorial, the switch service module is running its own IOS… Continue reading Recover a Cisco switch service module NME-16ES-1G-P from a corrupt or missing IOS